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    • Friday, 17 November, 2023
      Sasol cancels shareholder meeting after climate activists storm stage

      South African petrochemicals group under fire over environmental targets to cut emissions

      An activist holds a placard as Extinction Rebellion and other local environmental groups protest outside Sasol offices in Johannesburg
    • Tuesday, 17 March, 2020
      Sasol plans South Africa’s biggest rights issue in decades

      Petrochemicals group to launch sale of up to $2bn in shares as part of debt reduction push

      FILE PHOTO: Electricity pylons are seen near cooling towers of South African petrochemical company Sasol's synthetic fuel plant in Secunda, north of Johannesburg, South Africa, May 20, 2018. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
    • Monday, 28 October, 2019
      African companies
      Sasol’s joint chief executives depart over $13bn project debacle

      Stephen Cornell and Bongani Nqwababa step down as part of ‘leadership reset’

      A logo sits on display outside the Sasol Ltd. headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Sasol, the world’s biggest producer of liquid fuel from coal, projects an internal rate of return of 7 percent to 8 percent at Lake Charles, which will convert ethane into plastics and other products. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg
    • Thursday, 11 January, 2018
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Coke pushes back on McKinsey after South Africa scandal

      Johannesburg-listed energy group Sasol also halts new work with consultancy

      Trailers can be seen outside of Coca Cola Bottling facility in Niles Illinois...The Coca-Cola logo can be seen on a trailer outside of Coca-Cola Bottling facility in Niles, Illinois February 12, 2009. Coca-Cola Co reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by double-digit volume gains in China, India and Eastern Europe, and its shares rose more than 7 percent.  REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES)
    • Tuesday, 26 September, 2017
      Commodities
      Sasol goes cold on converting gas and coal to liquids

      South African company unlikely to push ahead with new $14bn plant in Louisiana

      A logo sits on display outside the Sasol Ltd. headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. Sasol, the world’s biggest producer of liquid fuel from coal, projects an internal rate of return of 7 percent to 8 percent at Lake Charles, which will convert ethane into plastics and other products. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg
    • Tuesday, 2 May, 2017
      News in-depthUS & Canadian companies
      Chemical industry split about the case for more US plants

      Some groups query the need for further investment after shale-induced spending boom

      The main area of the LyondellBasell industries Bayport Choate Plant stands in Pasadena, Texas, U.S., on Friday Dec. 17, 2010. Photographer: Aaron M. Sprecher/Bloomberg They have the #2 globally marketing position in PO (Propylene Oxide)
    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2017
      ReviewCorporate culture
      How to stop wasting time in futile meetings 

      Book review: ‘Time, Talent, Energy’, by Michael Mankins and Eric Garton 

      Badly organised or needless meetings are part of the 'organisational drag' that wastes time and hampers creativity
    • Friday, 10 February, 2017
      Energy sector
      Rio Tinto appoints ex-Centrica boss to board in series of major appointments
    • Tuesday, 21 June, 2016
      FTfmSteve Johnson
      Fund managers shun Chinese banks, industrials Premium content

      Emerging market stockpickers spurn state-controlled companies

      A man carrying a kite in the shape of the Chinese national flag walks along the Bund while buildings of Pudong's Lujiazui financial district stand across the Huangpu River as the sun rises in Shanghai, China, on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015. China's consumer inflation moderated and factory gate deflation extended a record stretch of declines, signaling the People's Bank of China still has room to ease monetary policy further to support a slowing economy. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg
    • Thursday, 24 September, 2015
      Oil
      Sasol bets on shale gas with $9bn plant

      South African group pushes ahead with investment despite plans to make annual savings of R4.3bn

      A worker taking samples at plant run by Sasol, Africa's biggest publicly traded company.
    • Sunday, 22 June, 2014
      Currencies
      South Africa: exports, please

      Reserve Bank’s current account problem

    • Monday, 28 October, 2013
      beyondbricsMarkets
      Mozambique: Renamo worries for miners and trade
    • Friday, 12 April, 2013
      beyondbricsMergers & Acquisitions
      S Africa’s Sasol pivots west
    • Monday, 25 March, 2013
      European companies
      Kentz seeks to expand with energy demand
    • Tuesday, 4 December, 2012
      beyondbricsClimate change
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    • Tuesday, 4 December, 2012
      beyondbricsCentral banks
      London headlines
    • Tuesday, 4 December, 2012
      African companies
      Sasol to invest $21bn in US gas plants
    • Sunday, 4 November, 2012
      Oil
      Gasoline alternative: Synthetic diesel heralds a new era for coal

      This fuel’s time may have arrived, writes Michael Kavanagh

    • Wednesday, 28 March, 2012
      Oil
      Gas to liquids: Revolution in US shale brightens hopes for GTL

      Producers seek to cash in on a glut in the market, says Guy Chazan

    • Tuesday, 13 March, 2012
      Oil
      South Africa looks for alternatives to Iran oil
    • Friday, 2 December, 2011
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Gas: Quick but expensive fix to power shortages

      The fuel finds it difficult to compete with the country’s cheap and abundant coal

    • Thursday, 1 December, 2011
      Climate change
      Fracking: Karoo shale beds spark debate

      Sue Blaine reports on the differences over whether to exploit vast supplies of gas

    • Thursday, 1 December, 2011
      beyondbricsCentral banks
      London headlines
    • Monday, 10 October, 2011
      Mergers & Acquisitions
      Gas: What to do with a lavish endowment

      The prospect of growing output has attracted much interest. But how do you realise maximum value, asks Ed Crooks

    • Wednesday, 28 September, 2011
      Climate change
      Carbon capture: How to match oil and gas with a green reputation
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